Video shows Chileans not reacting to major quake: "We are used to them"

29 septiembre 2019 | 15:32

A 6.6 magnitude quake hit Central Chile Sunday afternoon.

It was felt in six regions, from the country’s capital Santiago to Valdivia, roughly 800 kilometres from north to south.

According to the National Seismological Service, the epicentre was 71 kilometres to the west of Constitución, below the Pacific Ocean.

Nevertheless, the National Emergency Office (Onemi in Spanish) said that the Navy ruled out the possibility of a tsunami for the Chilean coast.

Social media became flooded with videos, pictures and posts about the tremor in a country with constant seismic activity.

Twitter user @bryan27926 posted a video that perfectly sums up Chileans’ reaction to a quake: they do not move.

In his tweet, Bryan Fuentealba explained that he shot the images at Santiago’s International Airport. Passengers kept looking at their mobile devices and remained seated.

In the same video, a lady can be heard saying “we are used to them”.

This is the fifth major quake registered in less than a week in Chile.